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2011 GMC Yukon Denali Recalls & Complaints

We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2011 GMC Yukon Denali right now, so this page doesn't state a recall count — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for current campaigns. 96 owner complaints are on file.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2011 GMC Yukon Denali.

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2011 GMC Yukon Denali owner complaints

Owners have filed 96 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 GMC Yukon Denali, describing incidents dated November 1, 2010 to May 1, 2019.

Most-cited components

Unknown or Other 60 complaints
Air Bags 26 complaints
Structure 15 complaints
Service Brakes 3 complaints
Electrical System 2 complaints
Seats 2 complaints

Of the 96 complaints on file, 2 report a fire (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #11231574 · Filed July 13, 2019
THE TOP PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN TWO PLACES. ONE OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE OTHER CRACK IS BY THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD AIRBAG. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS GENERATION OF GMC/CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUVS.
ODI #11209131 · Filed May 21, 2019
CRACK IN DASHBOARD ON TOP OF AIRBAG
ODI #11202627 · Filed April 20, 2019
TAMARA RECALL. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SINCE 2016 AND STILL NOT RESOLVE. I AM ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY AND PCSING OVERSEAS. I HAVE TO SHIP MY VEHICLE AND THEY WILL NOT SHIP IT WITH AN UNRESOLVED RECALL. I AM NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO DO...I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND GMC AND THEY OFFER NO RESOLUTION FOR…

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We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the 2011 GMC Yukon Denali right now — this is not a confirmed "no recalls". Check the VIN at NHTSA.gov/recalls for the official status.

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96 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2011 GMC Yukon Denali.

Unknown or Other

ODI #11231574

Incident: March 1, 2019 · Filed: July 13, 2019

THE TOP PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN TWO PLACES. ONE OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE OTHER CRACK IS BY THE PASSENGER DASHBOARD AIRBAG. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS GENERATION OF GMC/CHEVY TRUCKS AND SUVS.

Air Bags

ODI #11209131

Incident: May 1, 2019 · Filed: May 21, 2019

CRACK IN DASHBOARD ON TOP OF AIRBAG

Air Bags

ODI #11202627

Incident: May 27, 2016 · Filed: April 20, 2019

TAMARA RECALL. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SINCE 2016 AND STILL NOT RESOLVE. I AM ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY AND PCSING OVERSEAS. I HAVE TO SHIP MY VEHICLE AND THEY WILL NOT SHIP IT WITH AN UNRESOLVED RECALL. I AM NOT SURE WHAT ELSE TO DO...I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND GMC AND THEY OFFER NO RESOLUTION FOR MY ISSUES.

Seats

ODI #11196959

Fire

Incident: August 15, 2018 · Filed: April 17, 2019

THE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING. MY CHILD WAS SLEEPING AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER HIS BOOSTER SEAT AND HIS LEGS. I CONTACTED GMC AND THEY SAID THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND WE SHOULD CONTACT OUR INSURANCE COMPANY, THOUGH, WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE TECHNICIANS AT THE DEALERSHIP (FOR THE INSPECTION), THEY SAW WHERE TWO WIRES WERE ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER AND THE SEAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY STORIES OUT THERE, I AM JUST NOT SURE IF PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THEM---OR IF THEY REALIZE THAT GMC MAKES SIMILAR CARS SO CADILLAC, SIERRAS, AND OTHER CARS COME FROM THE SAME MOLD.

Structure

ODI #11183499

Incident: January 1, 2013 · Filed: March 1, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUNTRUP BUICK GMC (4200 I-70 NORTH OUTER RD, ST. PETERS, MO 63376, (866) 504-7492) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,314.

Structure

ODI #11171261

Incident: January 11, 2019 · Filed: January 21, 2019

DASHBOARD CRACKING THROUGH OUT THE TOP OF THE WHOLE DASHBOARD INCLUDING SURROUNDING THE AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. I WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS IN MULTIPLE TRUCKS AT THE DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS SHOWN PROOF

Electrical System

ODI #11140003

Fire

Incident: August 17, 2018 · Filed: October 12, 2018

THE CAR SEAT WARMER IN THE BACK OF THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE OUR SEVEN YEAR OLD WAS ASLEEP IN THE CAR. HE WAS IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT. THE SEAT WARMER WAS NOT ON. (THIS WAS IN AUGUST 2018.) WE SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND THERE WAS A SMOLDERING FLAME UNDER HIS LEGS. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY, NOT IN MOTION. IT WAS IDLING IN A PARKING LOT.

Air Bags; Structure

ODI #11131128

Incident: May 12, 2016 · Filed: September 25, 2018

NUMEROUS DASHBOARD CRACKS ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND PASSENGER AIRBAG. COULD CAUSE SPLINTERS OF PLASTIC IN CASE OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.

Unknown or Other

ODI #11124338

Incident: February 28, 2018 · Filed: September 4, 2018

CRACKED DASH

Unknown or Other

ODI #11118834

Incident: February 1, 2018 · Filed: August 9, 2018

CAME OUT TO MY GARAGED YUKON TO FIND A SMALL CRACK IN THE DASH AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I NOW HAVE ANOTHER VERY LARGE CRACK IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE IS ALSO A SECOND CRACK NEAR THE AIRBAG WHICH HAS CREATED A TRIANGLE PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT IS NEARLY LOOSE AND LOOKS LIKE IT COULD FALL IN THE DASH OR BECOME A PROJECTILE IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY.

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